Sony A7RM3 firmware upgrade experience evaluation, adding animal eye focus.

IT 168 Evaluation This year 1 month, with the release of A6400 micro camera, Sony also officially announced the firmware upgrade plan for A9, A7M3 and A7RM3 Quan Huafu micro cameras. We have tested the new firmware features of A9 before. On April 1 1, two popular models of Sony A7M3 and A7RM3 also welcomed Ver.3.00 The new firmware can mainly improve the camera's "real-time eye AF" function, and add the functions of recognizing and focusing animal eyes and shooting at intervals. The following are the main contents of this firmware upgrade;

Upgrade content:

1. adds real-time eye focus to animals.

2. You can focus your eyes in real time by pressing the shutter button or pressing the AF-ON button.

3. Increase the interval shooting function.

4. Remote control can be achieved through RMT-P 1BT (sold separately).

5. Other improvements:

-Added "Menu" in the menu "Custom Keys" option.

The main tab in the menu can be switched directly by Fn key.

6. The overall stability of the camera is improved.

3.00 firmware upgrade steps

You can see that I tested a Sony A7RM3 micro camera before, and the firmware version before upgrading was Ver. 1.0 1. We need to do some preparatory work first. You need a computer, a data cable, a camera with more than three batteries, and download the Ver.3.00 firmware installation package of A7RM3 from Sony official website (it is important to note that the installation packages of A7RM3 and A7RM3 are different, so download them according to your own model).

After the data cable is successfully connected to the computer, open the previously downloaded firmware installation package and follow the prompts. Version information before and after the update will be displayed here. Click Next after confirmation.

Do not disconnect the data during the upgrade to avoid unnecessary system damage. The author found that, unlike the previous A9 camera firmware upgrade, the camera will not restart after the A7RM3 firmware upgrade is completed, and the version of Ver.3.00 will be displayed when the firmware information is opened after the upgrade. Then let's experience the new features and improved shooting experience of the upgraded A7RM3.

Animal real-time eye focusing

The highlight of this upgrade is the addition of real-time focusing function for animals' eyes. Of course, it is mainly aimed at cats and dogs at present. To turn on this feature, you need to manually turn on the settings. Under the face/eye autofocus setting menu, open the face and eye preferences, and then manually set the subject detection to animal. Next, take a look at the performance of this new function through actual shooting;

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Through the video, we can easily feel that when there is only one animal as the main body in the picture, the lens will automatically focus on the animal's eyes, which is similar to the effect when the human eye focuses. Even if the cat in the video turns slightly to one side, it can still track its eyes accurately.

Through the above groups of shooting proofs, we can feel that even if the cat is at different angles and different turning angles, as long as the eyes appear in the shooting picture, the focus can be firmly locked on the eyes, and friends who like to shoot pets don't have to worry about losing focus when shooting. In addition, it should be noted that as mentioned before, the current animal eye focusing function mainly supports shooting cats and dogs. If the appearance of the photographed animals is quite different from the above two, it may not be able to detect and identify them smoothly.

Real-time eye focusing performance enhancement

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After upgrading the new firmware version 3.00, the real-time eye focusing function of A7RM3 has been further enhanced. Now, it can also be enabled by pressing the shutter or pressing the AF-ON button, so that the camera can focus on the position of people's eyes quickly and accurately. In the human face recognition test video, the focus is always firmly locked on the eyes, and only when the palm completely blocks the eyes will it focus on other places. It can be seen that Sony A7RM3 has a strong eye recognition ability under the new firmware of Ver.3.00, and even people in motion can focus their eyes accurately, which is very stable, simple and efficient to operate and more convenient to use. It is also a great gospel of portrait photography.

Intermittent shooting function

The new firmware also adds the function of interval shooting, and A7RM3 finally has this function for people who have delayed shooting. After updating the new firmware version 3.00, the menu of interval shooting function will be updated. By setting, you can easily set the shooting interval, the number of shots and exposure tracking, and adjust the digital parameters according to different needs. After the setting is completed, press the shutter button to automatically start the shooting process.

In the process of shooting, we just need to wait for the completion. After that, the whole shooting was made into a video of time-lapse photography, which was also very brilliant and could completely achieve the desired effect of time-lapse photography.

Fn key directly switches menu options.

In terms of key operation, the new firmware has also been optimized after the upgrade. For example, you can easily switch menu options by pressing the Fn button. This design change also makes the operation easier than before.

summarize experience

The main highlight of Ver.3.00 firmware upgrade for Sony A7M3 and A7RM3 is the addition of real-time animal eye focusing function that was not available before. Its significance for cameras and users is that it is no longer difficult to record family pets and shoot wild animals with A7M3 and A7RM3 in the future, and the camera itself can also provide great help for the specific shooting needs of some eye details. Secondly, the steady improvement of real-time eye focusing performance and the optimization of key operation have made the camera have better operational stability. Therefore, it is also a pleasure for every user to make high-level hardware give full play to its due performance through the upgrade of new firmware. Go to official website to download the upgrade firmware and upgrade your A7M3 or A7RM3.